Washboard



M. L. SOUTHALL.

WASHBOARD. APPLICATION FILE-D APR. 25, 1921.

Patented Dec. 12, 1922 gwmmfioz Madison L. souihan attoznu stars MADISONL. SOUTHALL, OF COVINGTON; TENNESSEE.

WASHBOARID. 1

Application filed. April 25, 1921. Serial No. 464,098.

To all whom it may concern: cross section so that the greatest thicknessBe it known that I, MADISON L. SOUTI-IALL.,. is at the center. 45 acitizen of the United States, residing at A soap holder which may bemade of Covington, in the county of Tipton and sheet metal has a body 13and downwardly State of Tennessee, have invented certain extendingprongs 14 which may be inserted new and useful Improvements in Washunderthe convolutions of the wire and boards, of which the following is aspecipreferably under two or more thereof. This 50 fication. soap holdermay be attached to either side My said invention relates to an improveofthe board or may be entirely removed ment in washboards and it is anobject therefrom as desired.

thereof to provideawashboard whose ridges As will be evident, this boardis very are formed by convolutions of a single wire. simple inconstruction and can be manu- 55 Referring to the accompanying drawingsfactured at a low cost. It will alsobe found which are made a parthereof and on which Very durable and eflicient in use. Either similarreference characters indicate simiface may be used equally well thussecuring lar parts, doublethe service of the ordinary board.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my de- By forming the ribs to extendstraight 60 vice. across the board I secure the same effect Figure 2 aside elevation, and as 111 washboards of known type. Figure 3 a sectionon line 38 of Fig- Having thus fully described my said inure 1. vention,what I claim as new and desire to In the drawings 5 indicates the bodyof secure by Letters Patent, is: 65

the washboard having integral legs 6 and a 1. A double-facedwashboardhaving a top 7 which may be integral or separate as wire woundabout the same to form ribs and desired. To form the ribs for rubbingthe a soap holder having legs adapted to extend clothes I wrap. a wire 8around and around under one or more convolutions of the wire the body ofthe board. This wire has one at either side of the board and having a 70end attached to the board by a screw 9 and body portion bent away fromthe board, the other end attached to the opposite side substantially asset forth.

of the board by a screw 10. The wire is 2. A double-faced washboardhaving ribs bent at the sides as shown at 11 so that it formed of acontinuous wire wound there'- may run straight across each of the twoabout in convolutions extending across both 75 faces of the washboardthus forming faces and a soapholder secured to the body straight ribs.At the middle of the board ofthe washboard by some of the convolua rowof staples 12 is driven into it at each tions, substantially as setforth.

side, each staple straddling a convolution In witness whereof, I havehereunto set of the wire. The rows of staples at opposite .my hand andseal at Covington Tennessee. 80 sides of the board are arranged atslightly this 22d day of April, A. D. nineteen bun diiferentdistancesfrom the sides as shown dred and twenty-one.

in Figure 3. Preferably each staple is set at MADISON 6L. SOUTHALL. [L.s]

an angle to the perpendicular to reduce the Witnesses: tendency to splitthe board. It will be W. V. BRINGLE, noted that the board is somewhatoval in R TH A. Hones.

